According to Richard, it is a nurturing process and this baby demanded around 12 months of care. At the time that works commenced, Richard‘s client was a single and successful businessman with a distinct preference for complex interiors. “He wanted to make a feeling of walking into a museum, or through the botanical gardens. Thou know, when Thou see a fantastic little nook and want to go and sit there for a while. The living room is so homely now that it’s rather like jumping underneath a doona — it envelops you,“ says Richard.